Card table attachment



March 26, 1935. c 1,995,943

CARD TABLE ATTACHMENT Filed May 11, 1954 Inventor wwwm.

Patented Mar, 26, e t I Y UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CARD TABLE ATTACHMENT Nell Ritch, San Antonio, Tex. Application May 11, 1934; Serial No. 725,195

' 2 Claims. (01. 311-103 This invention appertains' to new and useful side of the table top andseveral retaining cross improvements in furniture, and more particularly members 10 can be spot-welded to thebottom of to a novel card table attachment. r the trough. These cross members are preferably The principal object of the present invention arcuate and also are preferably of spring metal 5 is to provide a card table having a novel pencil so that their ends will tensionally bear against 5 rest located toward one side of each players posi-- the under side of the table top. tion at the table. g While the foregoing specification sets forth the Another important object of. the invention is invention in specific terms, it is to be understood] to'provide a pencil rest for card tables which is that numerous changes in h p nd of simple construction and of low cost to-manumaterials may be resorted tc'without departing 10 facture. from the spirit and scope of the'invention as These and various other important objects and claimed hereinafter. advantages of the invention will become apparent 1 Having described the invention, what is claimed I to the reader of the following specification. as new is:- v

In the drawing: 1. 'In combination, a table top having a slot 15 Figure 1 represents a top plan view of the table therein, an elongated trough Structure for vSnug" equipped with a pencil rest at each comer thereof. disposition in said opening, anda member se- Figure 2 represents a bottom plan view of one curedto and extendingacrossthe bottom of the corner portion of the table. 5 trough and having end portions bearing against I Figure 3 represents a. sectional view taken subthe bottom side of the table top to retainYthez o' stantially on line 3-3 of Figure 1. I troughin said opening. I Referring to the drawing wherein like numerals 2. In combination, a table top having a slot t designate like parts, it can be seen that numeral therein, an elongated trough structure for dis- 5 represents the table top and numeral 6 generposition in said opening, a member secured to and I ally refers 'to one of the novel pencil rests. extending across the bottom of the trough and 25 The pencil rest consists of an elongated troughhaving end portions bearing against? the bottom I like structure 7 constructed of sheet metal and side of thetable top to retain the trough in said f provided with lateral flanges 8 at its upper poropening, said portions being bent arcuately and tion for rest upon the topside of the table, while having. spring tension so as to tensionally bear the trough proper depends. through an opening against the bottom side of. the table top to snugly 30 9 in the table. The bottom of the trough deretain the trough in'said opening. I pends a substantial distance below the bottom A NELL 

